The county of Holstein evolved out of the lawless frontier area of Nordalbingia to the north of Saxony. No information has yet been found about the history of the territory before Lothar von Süpplingenburg Duke of Saxony increased Saxon authority there with the help of Adolf von Schauenburg, whom he enfeoffed in with the county of Holstein-Stormarn in the area north and east of Hamburg [1].

The new counts were strongly opposed by the native nobility. The duchy of Schleswig, located in the southern part of the Jutland peninsula to the north of Holstein, was under Danish influence.

After the murder of Knut "Lavard" in , it is assumed that the territory was reincorporated into the Danish crown, although this has not been verified.

The duchy is subsequently recorded in the hands of Christoffer Valdemarsen, illegitimate son of King Valdemar I, who died in After Abel succeeded as Danish king, he appointed his older son Valdemar as duke in When the young Valdemar died in , the duchy passed to his younger brother Erik, with whose descendants it remained until the death of Erik's great-grandson Duke Valdemar VI in Following a further period of reintegration with the Danish crown, the territories of Holstein and Schleswig were united under the same leadership for the first time when Gerhard VI Graf von Holstein-Rendsburg was appointed duke of Schleswig in However, as Schleswig remained outside imperial jurisdiction, it was never united politically with its southern neighbour the imperial fief of Holstein, despite the personal unity achieved through its new common leadership.

On the death without direct heirs in of Duke Adolf XI, son of Duke Gerhard VI, his nephew Christian I King of Denmark, son of Adolf's deceased sister Hedwig, was elected Graf von Holstein and Duke of Schleswig, the jurisdictional separation of the territories being emphasised once more with the continuation of the dual title.

The primary sources which confirm the parentage and marriages of the counts of Holstein and dukes of Schleswig have not been identified, unless otherwise shown below.

After the death in of Heinrich Prince of Wagria [Mecklenburg], canon Vizelin from Bremen transferred the base of his missionary activities from Altlübeck to Holstein where he founded a few years later the Augustinian canonry of Wippentorp, afterwards Neumünster, from which he launched a renewed mission into Wagria [6].

The necrology of Visbeck records the death " Id Nov " of " Adolfus comes " [8]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie names " Hartungum…et…Adulfus iunior " as the two sons of " Adulfo comiti de Scowenburch ", specifying that Hartung was killed in Bohemia [9].

Because his territories were under-populated, he appealed for immigrants mainly from Flanders, Holland, Utrecht, Westphalia and Frisia, encouraged by Emperor Lothar [12].

He founded the trading settlement of Lübeck which he secured with a castle [13]. Graf Adolf also received the fief of Wagria and rebuilt the fortress of Segeberg, which became his chief stronghold [16].

He supported the missionary work of Vizelin [17]. He founded the town of Lübeck in [18] , near the site of Altlübeck which had been destroyed [19].

The town of Lübeck was destroyed by fire in Lübeck was administered by bailiffs appointed by the duke [21] , later developing into a free town governed by its own corporation.

She acted as regent in Holstein for her infant son after the death of her husband, until Heinrich "der Löwe" Duke of Saxony appointed her brother Heinrich Graf von Schwarzburg in her place [24].

Duke Heinrich retaliated by capturing the castles of Plön and Segerberg [26] , but in Graf Adolf was granted the right to receive half the revenue from Lübeck's tolls in return for service to the emperor [27].

After the banishment of Duke Heinrich, Graf Adolf extended his power to such an extent that he refused to pay homage to Bernhard Duke of Saxony [28].

He left on crusade with Emperor Friedrich in , leaving the administration of Holstein to his uncle Adolf Graf von Dassel [30]. Graf Adolf returned in spring and was obliged to take up arms against Duke Heinrich who had failed to observe the terms of the peace agreed at Fulda in Jul [32].

Arnold's Chronica Slavorum names " domna Adelheidis, filia domni Burchardi de Querenvorde " as wife of " comitis de Schowenburg " when recording that she and her mother-in-law, together with " Adolphus de Dasle ", received Heinrich "der Löwe" Duke of Saxony in Lübeck on his return from England [39].

Provost at Lübeck Cathedral Canon at Magdeburg Cathedral Provost at Hamburg Cathedral Bishop of Olmütz He succeeded his father in as Graf von Orlamünde.

Graf von Holstein Graf von Ratzeburg, Graf von Wagrien. He was regent of the kingdom of Denmark [63]. He is no longer referred to in charters after as Graf von Holstein.

When Graf Adolf recovered his county in , Heinrich received as compensation the county of Ratzeburg [66].

Graf von Ratzeburg He was installed as Graf von Holstein around the same time, after which Albrecht von Orlamünde no longer appears in charters in that capacity: The Annales Stadenses record that " comes Adolfus " and his wife entered Livonia in [73].

He was ordained at Rome 18 Dec [76]. Graf von Holstein und Schaumburg. His place of burial is confirmed by the charter dated 2 Feb under which [his son] " Iohannes Graf von Holstein , Stormarn, Wagrien und Schaumburg He succeeded in The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not been identified.

Her parentage and marriage are confirmed by the charter dated 29 Oct under which [her father] " Adolphus Canon at Minden Cathedral He succeeded his brother in Segeberg in The primary source which confirms her parentage has not been identified.

The primary source which confirms her name has not yet been identified. The Annales Hamburgenses record the marriage in at Hamburg of " dux Iohannes de Bruneswich " and " filiam comitis Gerardi " [].

Graf von Holstein-Schauenburg in Schaumburg und Pinneberg. Graf von Holstein-Schauenburg in Rendsburg. The primary sources which confirm the parentage and marriages of the following members of this family have not been identified, unless otherwise stated below.

The chronology dictates that Katharina was the daughter of Duke Heinrich I. Her second marriage is indicated by the following: The primary source which confirms her second marriage has not been identified.

Canon at Köln Cathedral Elected Bishop of Minden , installed Canon at Hamburg and Bremen. Canon of St Gereon at Köln He died in a tournament [].

Provost at Ohsen Nun at Visbeck Bishop of Minden Canon and provost at Hamburg Cathedral Bishop of Hildesheim In Grafschaft Sternberg Canoness at Vreden , abbess Nun at Obernkirchen Abbess of Überwasser at Münster Canoness at Elten Canoness at Überwasser at Münster.

Graf Erich had one illegitimate son by an unknown mistress: Elected Bishop of Hildesheim , installed Canon and provost at St Moritz in Hildesheim Archdeacon at Lemgo and thesaurarius of St Liberii at Paderborn Provost of St Moritz at Hildesheim Herr zu Gemen und Pfandherr der Veste Recklinghausen Canon of St Gereon at Köln , deacon , provost and coadjutor Canon at Köln and Mainz Cathedrals Administrator of the Archbishopric of Köln Elector and Archbishop of Köln Canon at Hildesheim Cathedral , postulate Elected Bishop of Minden , installed , resigned He was born before his parents' marriage.

Provost at Hildesheim Cathedral. Deacon at Köln Cathedral. Canon at St Gereon, Köln , deacon Elected Elector and Archbishop of Köln , installed Herr zu Gemen He succeeded his father in as Herr zu Gemen.

Abbess of Freckenhorst until He succeeded in as Herr zu Gemen. Provost at Hildesheim Cathedral In Grafschaft Diez The necrology of Visbeck records the death " Non Aug " of " Heinricus comes " [].

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In the United States, farmland was typically divided as such, and the phrase "the back 40" would refer to the acre parcel to the back of the farm.

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After the murder of Knut "Lavard" in , it is assumed that the territory was reincorporated into the Danish crown, although this has not been verified.

The duchy is subsequently recorded in the hands of Christoffer Valdemarsen, illegitimate son of King Valdemar I, who died in After Abel succeeded as Danish king, he appointed his older son Valdemar as duke in When the young Valdemar died in , the duchy passed to his younger brother Erik, with whose descendants it remained until the death of Erik's great-grandson Duke Valdemar VI in Following a further period of reintegration with the Danish crown, the territories of Holstein and Schleswig were united under the same leadership for the first time when Gerhard VI Graf von Holstein-Rendsburg was appointed duke of Schleswig in However, as Schleswig remained outside imperial jurisdiction, it was never united politically with its southern neighbour the imperial fief of Holstein, despite the personal unity achieved through its new common leadership.

On the death without direct heirs in of Duke Adolf XI, son of Duke Gerhard VI, his nephew Christian I King of Denmark, son of Adolf's deceased sister Hedwig, was elected Graf von Holstein and Duke of Schleswig, the jurisdictional separation of the territories being emphasised once more with the continuation of the dual title.

The primary sources which confirm the parentage and marriages of the counts of Holstein and dukes of Schleswig have not been identified, unless otherwise shown below.

After the death in of Heinrich Prince of Wagria [Mecklenburg], canon Vizelin from Bremen transferred the base of his missionary activities from Altlübeck to Holstein where he founded a few years later the Augustinian canonry of Wippentorp, afterwards Neumünster, from which he launched a renewed mission into Wagria [6].

The necrology of Visbeck records the death " Id Nov " of " Adolfus comes " [8]. The Cronica Principum Saxonie names " Hartungum…et…Adulfus iunior " as the two sons of " Adulfo comiti de Scowenburch ", specifying that Hartung was killed in Bohemia [9].

Because his territories were under-populated, he appealed for immigrants mainly from Flanders, Holland, Utrecht, Westphalia and Frisia, encouraged by Emperor Lothar [12].

He founded the trading settlement of Lübeck which he secured with a castle [13]. Graf Adolf also received the fief of Wagria and rebuilt the fortress of Segeberg, which became his chief stronghold [16].

He supported the missionary work of Vizelin [17]. He founded the town of Lübeck in [18] , near the site of Altlübeck which had been destroyed [19].

The town of Lübeck was destroyed by fire in Lübeck was administered by bailiffs appointed by the duke [21] , later developing into a free town governed by its own corporation.

She acted as regent in Holstein for her infant son after the death of her husband, until Heinrich "der Löwe" Duke of Saxony appointed her brother Heinrich Graf von Schwarzburg in her place [24].

Duke Heinrich retaliated by capturing the castles of Plön and Segerberg [26] , but in Graf Adolf was granted the right to receive half the revenue from Lübeck's tolls in return for service to the emperor [27].

After the banishment of Duke Heinrich, Graf Adolf extended his power to such an extent that he refused to pay homage to Bernhard Duke of Saxony [28].

He left on crusade with Emperor Friedrich in , leaving the administration of Holstein to his uncle Adolf Graf von Dassel [30]. Graf Adolf returned in spring and was obliged to take up arms against Duke Heinrich who had failed to observe the terms of the peace agreed at Fulda in Jul [32].

Arnold's Chronica Slavorum names " domna Adelheidis, filia domni Burchardi de Querenvorde " as wife of " comitis de Schowenburg " when recording that she and her mother-in-law, together with " Adolphus de Dasle ", received Heinrich "der Löwe" Duke of Saxony in Lübeck on his return from England [39].

Provost at Lübeck Cathedral Canon at Magdeburg Cathedral Provost at Hamburg Cathedral Bishop of Olmütz He succeeded his father in as Graf von Orlamünde.

Graf von Holstein Graf von Ratzeburg, Graf von Wagrien. He was regent of the kingdom of Denmark [63]. He is no longer referred to in charters after as Graf von Holstein.

When Graf Adolf recovered his county in , Heinrich received as compensation the county of Ratzeburg [66]. Graf von Ratzeburg He was installed as Graf von Holstein around the same time, after which Albrecht von Orlamünde no longer appears in charters in that capacity: The Annales Stadenses record that " comes Adolfus " and his wife entered Livonia in [73].

He was ordained at Rome 18 Dec [76]. Graf von Holstein und Schaumburg. His place of burial is confirmed by the charter dated 2 Feb under which [his son] " Iohannes Graf von Holstein , Stormarn, Wagrien und Schaumburg He succeeded in The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not been identified.

Her parentage and marriage are confirmed by the charter dated 29 Oct under which [her father] " Adolphus Canon at Minden Cathedral He succeeded his brother in Segeberg in The primary source which confirms her parentage has not been identified.

The primary source which confirms her name has not yet been identified. The Annales Hamburgenses record the marriage in at Hamburg of " dux Iohannes de Bruneswich " and " filiam comitis Gerardi " [].

Graf von Holstein-Schauenburg in Schaumburg und Pinneberg. Graf von Holstein-Schauenburg in Rendsburg. The primary sources which confirm the parentage and marriages of the following members of this family have not been identified, unless otherwise stated below.

The chronology dictates that Katharina was the daughter of Duke Heinrich I. Her second marriage is indicated by the following: The primary source which confirms her second marriage has not been identified.

Canon at Köln Cathedral Elected Bishop of Minden , installed Canon at Hamburg and Bremen. Canon of St Gereon at Köln He died in a tournament [].

Provost at Ohsen Nun at Visbeck Bishop of Minden Canon and provost at Hamburg Cathedral Bishop of Hildesheim In Grafschaft Sternberg Canoness at Vreden , abbess Nun at Obernkirchen Abbess of Überwasser at Münster Canoness at Elten Canoness at Überwasser at Münster.

Graf Erich had one illegitimate son by an unknown mistress: Elected Bishop of Hildesheim , installed Canon and provost at St Moritz in Hildesheim Archdeacon at Lemgo and thesaurarius of St Liberii at Paderborn Provost of St Moritz at Hildesheim Herr zu Gemen und Pfandherr der Veste Recklinghausen Canon of St Gereon at Köln , deacon , provost and coadjutor Canon at Köln and Mainz Cathedrals Administrator of the Archbishopric of Köln Elector and Archbishop of Köln Canon at Hildesheim Cathedral , postulate Elected Bishop of Minden , installed , resigned He was born before his parents' marriage.

Provost at Hildesheim Cathedral. Deacon at Köln Cathedral. Canon at St Gereon, Köln , deacon Elected Elector and Archbishop of Köln , installed Herr zu Gemen He succeeded his father in as Herr zu Gemen.

Abbess of Freckenhorst until He succeeded in as Herr zu Gemen. Provost at Hildesheim Cathedral In Grafschaft Diez The necrology of Visbeck records the death " Non Aug " of " Heinricus comes " [].

The Annales Hamburgenses name " Ericus filius Abel regis " when recording that he received the " ducatum " in [].

The Chronica Jutensis records that " Ericus filius Abel " was made " dux Jacie " after the death of " Waldemaro fratre eius " [].

The Annales Ryenses record the death in of " dux Ericus " []. The Annales Ryenses record the death in of " ducissa Margareta in partu ", listed after the death of her husband [].

The word "furlong" itself derives from the fact that it is one furrow long. Before the enactment of the metric system , many countries in Europe used their own official acres.

These were differently sized in different countries: Statutory values for the acre were enacted in England, and subsequently the United Kingdom, by acts of:.

Historically, the size of farms and landed estates in the United Kingdom was usually expressed in acres or acres, roods , and perches , even if the number of acres was so large that it might conveniently have been expressed in square miles.

In western Canada and the western United States, divisions of land area were typically based on the square mile, and fractions thereof.

In the United States, farmland was typically divided as such, and the phrase "the back 40" would refer to the acre parcel to the back of the farm.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about unit of area measure. For other uses, see Acre disambiguation.

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Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed.

December Learn how and when to remove this template message. The area of one acre red superposed on an American football field green and association football soccer pitch blue.

Retrieved 1 August The Science of Measurement: Retrieved 29 June Refinement of Values for the Yard and the Pound. American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.

Archived from the original on 4 October Retrieved 14 February Retrieved 16 January Archived from the original on 24 September Snapping up an acre of Accra real estate".

Archived from the original on 1 October Archived from the original on 17 October Peters Montserrat is a Wanted Man! Archived from the original on 21 October Archived from the original on 22 October